Davis

Proper noun

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

1. A surname.
   • The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action.2015 September 9, Todd Leopold, “Band unhappy with use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for Kim Davis”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 May 2023
   1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
   2. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
   3. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
4. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
   • Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento.2024 May 17, Orko Manna, “Toll lane project on Interstate 80 between West Sacramento and Davis gets green light”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 22 May 2024
5. A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
6. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
7. A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
8. A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
9. A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
10. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
11. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
12. A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.